Phyllonorycter pyrifoliella

Phyllonorycter pyrifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Spain and Ukraine.

Phyllonorycter pyrifoliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. pyrifoliella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter pyrifoliella
(Gerasimov, 1933)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis pyrifoliella Gerasimov, 1933
  • Lithocolletis pomiella Gerasimov, 1933

The larvae feed on Malus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentifom mine.[2]

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